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PD: McDonald's employees tied up during robbery

Four people were tied up Monday morning at a restaurant in Apopka, police say.

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Updated: 7:56 AM EDT Aug 5, 2013

PD: McDonald's employees tied up during robbery

Four people were tied up Monday morning at a restaurant in Apopka, police say.

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Updated: 7:56 AM EDT Aug 5, 2013

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WEBVTT MINUTES. WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF APOPKA WHERE THERE'S WITHIN A ROB REQUIRE AT A MCDONALD'S THRSM WE'RE TOLD EMPLOYEES INSIDE WERE TIDE UP AT A MCDONALD'S IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF NORTH SPRINGS ROAD T. HAPPENED AT 3:30 THIS MORNING. WESH 2 MARINA MOCK LIVE AT THE SCENE AND INVESTIGATE OSHZ SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SERIAL ROBBERS. THAT'S HOW THEY ARE EXPLAINING THIS RIGHT FOOT. THAT'S RIGHT. THEY THINK THEY MAY BE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER ROB REQUIRE AT WEKIVA SPRINGS ROAD BECAUSE ONE OF THE CELL PHONES STOLEN AT THIS MCDONALD'S HERE AT APOPKA CAZ WAS TRACED BACK TO THAT OTHER LOCATION AND WE'RE STILL LEARNING MORE DETAILS FROM THAT ARMED ROBBERY. HERE AT THIS MCDONALD'S IT HAPPENED OVER NIGHT AT 3:30. THREE EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS ONE CUSTOMER INSIDE THAT NICK DONE ALDZ. THAT CUSTOMER SAID SHE HAD HEAD COANS PHONES ON WHEN THIS ALL STARTED SHEVMENT WAS LISTENING TO VIDEOS ON HER COMPUTER. THE ROBBERS CAME IN AND PULLED THE HEAD PHONES OUT OF HEAD PHONE JACK AND SAID COME WITH US. THEY TOOK THEM TIE BO ROOM WHERE THEY BOUND THEM WITH ZIP TIES. THEY BOUND HER WITH ZIP TIES TO HER HAND AND FEET AND SHE STARTED PRAYING OUT LOUD AND THEY SAID SHE WOULD NOT BE HARMED AND NONG KNOCK AGAINST HER AND JUST TO M COULD PLAY WITH THE ORDERS. THEY GOT ONE OF THE MANAGERS TO GET THE CASH FROM THE SAFE AND THE CUSTOMER SAYS THIS ALL TOOK ABOUT THREE MINUTES. THE LONGEST THREE MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE. THEY SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO HURT BUT BUT WHEN YOU'RE FACE DOWN ON THAT FLOOR AND YOUR HANDS AND FEET ARE TIE WRAPPED. PEOPLE CAN SAY I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU BUT YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL THEY ARE GONE SO I REALLY HONESTLY WONDERED IF I WAS GOING TO MEET GOD. NOW, SHE SAYS THIS ALL HAPPENED SO QUICKLY SHE COULDN'T TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE MEN BUT SHE SAYS SHE WERE MASKED AND ARMED WITH SHOT GUNS AND PISTOLS. THEY WERE ALL TAKEN INTO THAT BACK ROOM THERE. WAS ALSO A GETAWAY CAR PRESUMABLY WITH A 4th SUSPECT. THAT GETAWAY CAR DESCRIBED AS A FOUR DOOR SEDAN GOLD IN COLOR A GRAND MARQUEE OR CROWN VICTORIA. NOW WE DO KNOW DETECTIVES HERE RECOVERED SURVEILLANCE JOYED AND THEY TOOK IT BAKS TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND ARE TRYING TO

PD: McDonald's employees tied up during robbery

Four people were tied up Monday morning at a restaurant in Apopka, police say.